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VOL. III. NO. 6.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, IQ03.

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0011 CUT TO EIPEID (120.000 THEY ACCEPT PROPOSITIONS FROM OWNERS OF EAST CAPE MAY BEACH SYNDICATE FOR ACTION. A New Trunk Sewer and Ocean Driveway and Boulevard to Be Built— The Sewerage To Be Dumped In Delaware Bay—Pipes To Bo

Thirty Inches In Diameter.

City l oum-ii met in regular monthly-1 ures L H. Smith for $10,000 was offered session mi Tuesday evening. President j with EUlridge Johnso-, H. 8. KutherHatpin, .presiding. All the memln-rs ford and John W. Vecmy a* sureties, were present. and was also aooepted. Peter Shields a d ('-apt. Frank <1. Kd-1 Mr. H. S. Rutherford addressed l ounward«. representing the Hast Cape May j ril a <1 asked for $300 for has.- ball, syndicate. Civil Engineer Ellis Thomp- The appro,-riati g ordiuauoe wa s..n, and Sewer So, eriuteu-leut Ott, ou ferred until the next meeting. present to confer) City Council will meet next week to

A Charming Euchre.

of the com-[ take up the appropriating ordinance j, IU V- I and other ordinances.

After the reading of the minutes communications were taken up. The Ocean

Street Passenger Railway Company's A charming euchre was given at the petition to lav a trollev road on Wash-1 M-'iitt Hotm- on Tuesday evening, folington street from Ocean street t„ : lowed by a luncheon. The pm. Sschelleogrr'a Landing, a distance of 11 ! Allows: Udiea’ tirst, Miss IJUian ...ii... « and on motion of Town- "U", gilt clock; second, Mrs.

miles, was re-ad, and on motion of Townsemi an ordinance introduced was filed for action after the usual five days time

required by the rules.

The monthly report of Treasurer I. II.

Smith was read:

Bal. on hand last report, $2*il.tiU Received from taxes, 1014.51 State Schools, 3098.00 Received from note discounted. 5879.00 Paid orders of Council, 1085.52 “ •• County Tax, .'"000.00 Ami other items, making, 7221.071 living a balance on hand of 4928.2il Mr. Doak, of the Judiciary Committee, presented n re|M>rt of Solicitor Miller on the East Cape May matter, which ; said that the Cape May Real Estate Company could he bound to carry out its proposition, and that the city could do the work asked, and the Judiciary Committee also reported that the city should go ahead so that the expenditart- of $125,000 could be made by the city.' Roll call was had to adopt the recommendation of the Judiciary Committee. All members voted for the proposition except Mr. Townsend who opposed the matter on the plea that the East Cape May people shall spen.l their money first. It was adopted 8 to 1. Coundlmen agreed to meet on Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 to go over the

ground.

The proposition means that the city agrees to isaue bonds to the amount of $125,000 an.l with the proceeds build an extension to the beach front boulevard I and install a main trunk sewage system. The syndicate, headed by ex-Senator Flinn, will expand $100,000 in this.improvement, and it will develop 5,000 acres of land here at an expenditure of $2,000,000 within the next two years. It has already expended over $200,000. This sewer will be 30 inches in diameter, and will empty into Delaware Boy. There will be an intermediate pumping station on the way. Ail of the sewage will be forced to the current in thellalaware Ray. This trunk sewer will cost complete, it is estimated, $120,000. The boulevard, bulkwark and board will be two miles in length and extend from .Sewells Point to Madison avenue. Mr. Townsend, of Fire and Water, reported that some pumps at the water works needed repairing. Mr. Doak asked for a report on disposition of the proposed change of name of Turnpike to West Perry street. Mr. Doak moved that the license of M. K. Dillon be transferred to Frank B. Wrisley, which was carried 8 to 1, with Mr. Church voting “no.” Mr. Miller moved that Delaware avenue opening to Lafayette street, be taken from old city solicitor and referred to the new solicitor, and the' mo-

tion was carried.

Mr. Miller moved that the Chief of Police prepare desks for newspaper

men. Carried.

Sir. Miller moved 1 that Htreet Committee see property owner* on proposed Delaware avenue, and Council agreed.

iller, gilt

Alliert G. Bennett, fai ; consolation, Miss RelK-ccaStil well Doak; gentlemen’s —first, A. G. Bennett, silver pencil; md, Dewitt Barlow, cigar holder and ash receiver; consolation, Aaron HllverThose who attended besides those who won prizes were: Misses Louit Ogden A!iller, Harriet Shaw Hall, Rebecca Mecray Stevens, Marion Cleveland Hand, Mrs. Linda Arthur McAllister, Mrs. George Monroe Hendricks, Miss Frances Miller, and Messrs. Frank Gassedy, William Phillips, Harry Doak, Charles Rohm, Clinton Rutherford, Jas. Ferris, Janies Duhring, Frank Miller, R. A. Black. At the luncheon Mr. Georg M. Hendricks read an essay prepared by Mr. Ralph A. Black.

Mrs. A. Higgins Stevens Dead. Mrs. Emeline Stevens, widow of the lute A. Higgins Stevens, of West Cape May, died at the home of her aon. Pilot Daniel E. Stevens, on Tuesday morning, in her 8-5th year. She has been gradually failing in health for a long time. She was a devoted member of 3old Spring Presbyterian Church. .~uc is survived by two sons, Pilot Daniel E. Stevens ami Eli T. Stevens, both of West Cape May. The funeral occurred on Thursday afternoon from the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church, with Rev. J.‘ L. Landis and Rev. D. H. Laverty, conducting the services. The Band Entertainment. We are pleased to state that the Band realized the neat little sum of $33.25 net proceeds from the entertain•t given ou the 22nd of last month. The receipts were $57.75, and the expenses $23.50. Amoancement* are out for another concert ou Thursday, 19th instant. These entertainments are given for the special purpose of raising funds for adding other instruments, repairing of old ones and the obtaining of uniforms. From the proceeds obtained alone the baritone horn played by 1-awrence Reeves was purchased. It is hoped that sufficient money Vill be obtained to get an Eb clarinet.

A Soldiers’ Honument. For some time it has been desired to build a soldiers' and sailors' monument at Cape May and the project has again brought forward py those interested m the movement. It is proposed to erect the shaft at the intersection of Colombia avenne and Guerney street, a most desirable place. As Cape May cyntributed a large share toward the Union Annies in the Civil War, the building of this mounment will be a deserved tribute to those who fought for the preservation of the Union.

First Baptist Chinch

Pastor Williams' subjects for Sunday morning, “That Odd Sparrow." Evening, “The Outcome of a Diamond Ring.”

Mr. Doak offered a resolution ‘hat^^ bright short service. Come early

bonds of officers be either surety company and individual lionds, and it was adopted and then referred to the Solici-

tor.

Mr. Doak moved Finance Company hire a clerk to help andit the rity hooks, which motion was agreed to. The City Solicitor's bond was fixed at $1000; the Collector’s and Treasurer's each $10,000; the Alderman’s $500; and Constable's $400. Mr. Doak moved that a constable In* elected, aud Alexis Schellenger was

chosen.

and secure s good seat and bear songs

that cheer. All seats are free.

Deposit Company, of Maryland, as surety, was approved. The bond of Tress-

Presbyterian Church. The theme at the Stone Church i labbatlj morning will be “Our Bi Iry.” In the evening the pastor, Rev. Edwin F. Gallagher, will call attention to the “Forsaken.”.

Married.

At the parsonage of the First Baptist Church, by the Rev. George Williams,

The bond of J. Henry Edmunds as on Tuesday at 9.00 p. m., John G. W.

il|ector for $10,000 with Fidelity and Ware, Jr., and Carrie Sauers. Brides-

maid was Miss Sauers, sister of the bride, and bridegroom, Mr. Wm. HeyL

mmm cam

Was Established In 1851 As a Mission of Cold Spring. I PROSPERED ALL THESE YEARS Has Worshipped In Two Buildings—It Now Growing, With Largs Au 1 dlences and a Thriving Sunday

School.

The Cape Island Presbyterian Church '

was organized June 25. 1851. by tbs Presbytery of West Jersey In the Visitors' Church on Washington street. | Rev. Allen H. Brown, Moderator. The records show that In A. D., 1832. there was a Sunday school under the care of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church, meeting In the town school house; the pastor. Rev. Moses Williamson, held It as an outpost, where the people under his charge, living on; the island, met for religious worship on the Sabbath and at other tlmea. especially during the summer months, i when many strangers came for real and | recreation. The school bouse was used j . as a church, and during the height of the season the dining room of one of the large hotels would be used. At |

length necessity compelled the consld eration of the question of more com

fortable accommodations, and In the spring of 1844 the people of the island,

with the generous aid of visitors, church building was erected and desli nated as the Visitors' Church,

the care of a committee and for the

use of members of different denomti

tions, In the fail of that year, the property was placed In trust to the cars of the Cold Spring Church, for their use as a place of worship, a number living on the Island could not go to Cold Spring. Six years after this. In 1850, the demand for a Presbyterian Church in this section, to be known as the Cape Island Presbyterian Church, culminated in a public meeting of the Island members of the Cold Spring Church, held April 7. 1850, at which meeting a memorial was prepared and signed by 31 persons, asking the Presbytery to organize them Into a church, declaring such an organization was needful In the interest of their families and religion. The memorial was kindly received and referred to a committee consisting of the Rev. William Oraham. of Woodbury: Rev. S. B.

deslgUnder

umuuui, Ul ■. —• —. Jones, D. D., of Bridgeton, and Elder

Ricbman, of Plttsgrove. .The

committee met at the Island and appointed Rev. Daniel Motzer to assist Rev. Mr. Williamson in the services at the Island and at the fall meeting of Presbytery the committee reported

progress and was conUnued.

At the April meeting the committee reported that, from Information gleaned. the expediency of organizing a

TUK LATK BXV. MOSXB WILLIAMSON.

church was much doubted. At this meeting, held at May'a Landing. Rev. Allen H. Brown made a most effective speech, concluding with a motion that a committee of the whole Preabytery visit Cape Island and see for themselves, and take Into consideration the memorial of these people, which were adopted. At the adjourned meeting, held May *1. 1861, the following were

present:

Revs G. W. Janver. of Plttsgrove: 8. K. Pollock, Greenwich; M. Williamson. Cold Spring; 8. M. Jones, Bridgeton: H. J. Vandlke, Bridgeton; A. H. Brown. May'a Landing; T. W. Cattail, Deerfield; E.' Ellis, Atlantic county; Elders W. B. Ewing. Deerfield; R. Foster. Cold Spring; M. Ricbman. Pittagrove; William C. Patterson, May's

Landing.

The meeting was opened In regular order with prayer.- The petition for organization of the church was read, after which the peltltlonera were heard through James & Kennedy. M. D„ In an address to Preabytery. After recess for dinner the question for organization was continued, when, on motion.

,, The following persons presented certifies lesjrom the Cold Spring Church for members at Capa Island Presbyter-

ian Church:

Mrs. Mary Hughes. Mrs. Mary Me(CONTINUED ON TOUBTH TAGS.)

taE LEGISLATURE.

I Session Is Moving Along With All Possible Speed.

i:CI!0F.S OP G1UCF.LAND DISASTER j Several Bills l-rrarnfrd Tmdlnar to 1 Mlnlmlzr Danarr of Rrprtltloo of 1 Hot-h Ilorrora—llrarlaw ea thr Asti, | plst-oa Shootlna Measure — Cl. ltd

I Labor Bill latrodueed. [Special Correspondence.!

j Trenton. Fob. 5.—Four weeks of the legislative wAmIoii hare passed and the , lawmakers are bentlrring themselves to get at leaKt a part of the mass of buHlness that baa accumulated since the opening of the session out of the way. and in all fairness It must be said that tju- session is moving along with all speed |>usxible at this stage of

If the present gait Is con-

may be safely predicted tbat

Uic session will not last over ten weeks, of course allowing for unexpected developments In legislative matters not so far looked for, such as a prolonged fight over some big measure which has

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CAPE HAY. N. J.

PERSONAL INTEREST Gossip of the Resort In M^lch You

May Be Mentioned.

Master I^wis Knerr will celebrate his birthday to-day with a juvenile party. James P. Tolan, has been chosen commodore of the new Cape May Yacht

Club.

Mrs. George M. Hendricks has returned from a visit with relatives and friends at Keyport, N. J. Former Senator Herbert W. Johnson, of Camden, was at Cape May over Sunday looking after a cottage for next

summer’s use.

Former Mayor James M. E. Hildreth has been quite ill at his home, being of flicted with chills and severe cold. His many friends hope for a speedy recov idiss Maria Pinckney'Norrrs, daughter of C.' C. Pinckney Norris, who is spending the winter here, spent the eariy part of this week with friends in

Phihuielphia.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Milton Kennedy, of Brooklyn, were at Cape May in the early part of the week visiting Mr. Kennedy’s mother, Mrs. Mary E. Kennedy, st her cottage on Washington. Colonel and Mrs. Granville Leach, No. 2118 Spruce* street, Philadelphia, have sent out invitations for s dinner in honor of Miss Alice Norris, Monday evening next, before the Dancing Class. Walter A. Barrows, of Mt. Holly, and well-known here, is likely to be the next Departmeut Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of New Jersey. The election will take place in

June.

Mrs. John B. Lennig, No. 2031 Locust street, Philadelphia, and well-known summer visitor of Cape May, has sent out invi. tations for a card party on Thursday next' in honor of Mrs. Edward 0. Richards, of New Y’ork, also a prominent Cape May summer guest. Master Foster Gilroy, formerly of this city, and a grandson of the late Capt. Charles P. Foster, now of Lansdowue, Pa., is becoming an amateur journalist of much note and is vice president of the National Amateur Press Association. The American Boy, published at Detriot, Mich., prints an excellent picture of the coming journalist. Mrs. Bertha M. Schaeffer, of Washington, D. C., announces the marriage of her daughter, Emilio Hermlne, to Mr. Charles Albert Brewton, son.of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Brewton, of West Cape May, on Monday last, at Washington, D. C. The happy couple will be at home after F'ebruary 15th, at No. B15 Ninth street, N. E. injVaahington. Miss Florence Adams, of Amhurst, Maas., whose wedding takes- place in June next, to Mr. Peariic Hyde, a highly educated and refined gentleman of. Boston, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thompson for a few days.. Miss Adams is a cultured lady aud a giwduate in art at the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia. She is a'niece of Mr. Partridge, of the firm of Partridge & Richardson, Philadelphia. First M.E. Church. On Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. C. B. Fisher, will preach the annual sermon ou education. Subject, “A MasterBuilder's Charge to the Builders.”

FACTS IN BRIEF. Matters of General and Local Interest Mentioned. Mrs. Joseph Frees has purchased the Lafayette M. \Vare property on Queen street for $1500.

ing, Feb. 19th, at the Auditorium. In the Court of Chancery at Trenton Tuesday among the cases considered is that of JamrtrE.' Taylor vs. ThomnRobb, argued before Vice Chancellor Pitney. The counsel were Howard Carand J. M. E. HUdreth. The cas. was dismissed, unless Judge ('arrow for Mr. Taylor files a new plea within twenty days. The Farmers' Institute will be held at Woodbine on Friday next. By special arrangement the express train from Cape May over the West Jersey Railroad / will stop there at 8.05 a. m. and the express from Philadelphia will stop at 5.21 p. m. 'on Friday and Saturday for the accommodation of the visitors who wish to attend. Mrs. Dan Focer and Mrs. R. T. Ware ere each the recipient of a beautiful music cabinet, a gift from the First Baptist Church of this city, as a token of their appreciation of the services ol these two estimsble ladies. They have been m the choir for about eighteen years, and have been faithful and loyal in the capacity in which they still serve the church. The presents were received on Monday and were moch appreciated.

i present. In the evening ttie pastor’s abject will be “Man . at the Court of

PROFESSOR LOOMIS DEAD Well-known Dancing Master Passed Away Yesterday. Profesor A» M. Loomis, who for some rs past has been prominent In this

Unday h

survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. John P. Persch, of Trenton: Mrs. Howard N. Lamprey, of Providence, R. I, and Asa S. Loomis, of SL Augustine, Fla. The funeral arrangements are being made by Undertaker

E. R. Taylor.

Professor Loomis went to Trenton from New Haven. Conn., about five years ago. A few qonths ago the complaint for relief from which Professor Loomis came to Trenton compelled him to give up active work. Professor Loomis waa widely known as a dancing instructor and composer of dance music. He has given Instruction in many of the leading schools and universities in the United States. He was for many years In charge of the dancing at Congress Hall, and later

at the Stockton.

remained aboard the vessel In the hope that she might be saved were landed

by the life savers that night

New Officers. The Independent Ice and Coal Company has elected the following officers for the year: President. William B. Shaw; Vice*President Joseph Hoffman; Secretary and TrsMurer, Lewis T. Stevens.

lie game, [uued. it

uoi yet made Its appearance.

Holiday sen

scunte the following nominations: For

The governor

on Monday sent to the

leas, j

soph E. P. Abbott; for prosecutor of the pleas. Union. N. C. J. English; for judge of the common pleas, Atlantic, Alien B. Endleott; for jndge of the common pleas court. Hudson, John A. Blair; for judge of the common pleas court Warren. George M. Shipman; for Judge of the common pleas court. Union, Benjamin A. Vail. A11 of these nominations were reappointments. The senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Vail without delay. be being an ex-senator. The nomination of John W. Bogert as Judge of the court of errors and appeals, sent to the senate last week, was quickly confirmed for the same reason. The following nominations have also been confirmed: For judge of the court of errors and appeals, Elmer Ewing Green, Trenton: for prosecutor of.the pleas, Mercer, William J. Crossley, reappointment; for Judge Second district court, Jersey City. Charles W. Parker; for manager of the Trenton State asylum. Joseph Rice. Trenton: for district court Judge. Hotwken. Frederic Framnach; for trustees State Home For Girls. John D. Rue, Alfred D. Carnagy, Mrs. L. G. Bergen; for prosecutor of the pleas. Hudson. William H. Spear. Ing Greet line of )< _ the courts of New Jersey. He Is the don of Caleb S. Green, who was a Judge of the same court from 1873 to 1885. His maternal grandfather, Charles Ewing, was an eminent Jurist and served as chief Justice from 1824 until his death in 1832. His uncle. Henry jW. Green, was vice chancellor for many years, and John C. Green, who estab- j Uslied the school of science at Princeton. was his uncle. fudge Bogert has served two terms as judge of the court of error, sod appeals, baring first been appointed by Governor Abbctt In 1891. He is a Democrat and comes from Bergen county. Anrnt the Railroad Wreck. Several bills were presented- In the two bouses this week as the result of the disastrous wreck on the Central railroad near Grace land a week ago. One by Senator Wakelee requires two firemen and an engineer on each of the big Wooten engines and that the engineer must not leave his post to perform any other duty. Officials or employees of the road are made liable to a fine of $100 for the first offense in permitting a violation of thU law and to a fine of j $1,000 and two years' Imprisonment If ; repeated. A bill on the same polnf by Senator

ueer at all times. A penalty of $500 is fixed by this bill. Assemblyman Newcoru, who hails from Plainfield, offered a resolution calling for a committee to be appointed by the speaker of the bouse to investigate the cause of the wreck and report its findings at the earliest possible moment with wbat-

r recom -Isable t

C may d such h

wenj aground Fri-

day of last week on a sand bar near Avalon, is a total loss. She has broken In two and Is full of water. Cap-

Uln SwmU «.», ol the ere. who ^ a i'weheoootr bo b 5oo ■ root*-

Memalrwhe" olw-mrel IKa weuea.il It. eV.e. >,e,e,n .. .

toward securing suet

latlon. if requisite, to prevent a repetition of such a disaster or necessary for the-protoction of the lives and property

of the traveling public.

It Is practically pasured that In the event of the governor appointing United States District Attorney David O. Watkins to succeed Commissioner of Banking and Insurance William Bettle, John L. Swayre, the secretary to the governor, will lie named as the new United States district attorney to succeed Mr. Watkins. Mr. Swayse is a lawyer of ability and was formerly

prosecutor of the pleas In Su

ulsed tiolltlcal leader.

Nearly all the political I

"be sorry to have his young secretary leave him, wonld be pleased to see him advanced. The governor has not yet signified hi* intention of appointing Mr. Watkins a* state banker, but It* Is

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